Thanks joeturkey. If anyone is willing to donate to MrCritterKiller's turkey barrel fund, believe me, I'd be switching out for a shorter barrel, but that's not likely to happen in this dynamic new economy we're enjoying. This gun gets heavy to lug around. It started out as my goose/pheasant/turkey gun in black synthetic when all I could afford was one gun. The barrel is kind of scored from steel shot, but dang, it shoots turkey loads nicely.